fletchj
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| Where should the money go? I recently sold a Thorens 166 MK11, and purchased an Oracle.The Oracle sounds much better than the Thorens, but I was not ready for all the fussing with it, you have to do to make it sound so much better than the Thorens.If you just want to play r... | |
| Tube Rolling Recs for Jolida 603 In most all, well designed tube equipment, the tube is the most critical element.What tube to use, is wholly dependent, on your tastes, and compatibility. AI's are rather hard on tubes, so a premium NOS could be an expensive proposition.The rugged... | |
| Passive bi-amping works ? It only makes a difference, if you use different amps. If the amps are not underpowered, then two should sound essentially the same. If power was the issue, then significant gains can be had. I passively bi-amp, but with tubes on top, solid state ... | |
| Have Rogue Monoblocks, now what? I used to have a CJ5, it's a great sounding pre, but it's dated.A good tube for it is the Siemans. They will help it sound more transparent, and dynamic. The reason I went to something else, was the detail, dynamics and transparency, it was lackin... | |
| Making Stereo amps into Mono There was an article in Glass Audio, on how to build, I think it was called, a phase inverter. It was a inverter of some kind. It looked really simple, to construct, and it turned any stereo amp into mono. Glass Audio routinely sells back issues, ... | |
| Rate my Rack Do YOU like how your system sounds? If you think the bass is flabby, then you could add a powered sub, and remedy that. If you think it needs to be more transparent, then upgrade the tubes, in both the preamp, and the DAC. You have a system, capab... | |
| Best NOS tubes for MFA Luminescence General consensus says RCA RED BASE, and Sylvania VT-231 are the best sounding tubes for the MFA. Not having heard the MFA with these tubes in it, I cannot say. But these tubes are pricey. Manufacturing quality was routinely very good in the 30's,... | |
| Table only as good as it s cartridge? In essence, what you are saying is correct.A $500 cartridge, will sound as good as it can, on a properly set up $10,000 table.The whole rig will sound like a extremely good $500 cartridge. But a $5000 cartridge, will not sound as good as it's capa... | |
| LP playback is lacking - any ideas? Have you tried any premium vintage audio tubes? The most transparent, and dynamic sounding, are the Siemans. Tubes are the most critical element, in well designed tube gear. This is only the case, if it's only your LP playback, that is lifeless. / | |
| Wilson WATT...worth buying? If accuracy, and imaging, is your priority, then it rates right up there with the best. The ll will require a good amp, to drive them to their fullest. The only area lacking in them, is the bass. There is no low bass to speakof, none. If the low b... | |
| Novice Bi-wire confusion The advice from Trelja, is by far the best way to go. You will have a much better sound than Bi-wiring with economical wires, and in the future you will have the best sound possible. The silver jumpers, I love it. Bravo. | |
| LP playback is lacking - any ideas? Standing waves(bass) can make a system sound lifeless,small, congested. The gear you have is capable of at least 80%, of state of the art performance, if properly set up. Tube traps would be the fix, for that problem. DIY traps are very easy to make. | |
| best 6dj8 tubes for AR sp9mkII??? I have never seen a Seimans 7308. Was this made by the American co. Seimans, as this is an American tube designation | |
| best 6dj8 tubes for AR sp9mkII??? Almost always NOS tubes outperform the 6DJ8 made today. I have a AR SP9 MKll and I sell tubes. I know. The Reflektor tubes 6H23 branded Sovtek, are good. They are consistently noisier(hiss),and microphonic than NOS, even the less exotic ones, ie; ... |